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Inspired Choice

Pope Francis, the first Latin American Pope, the first Jesuit Pope, the first Francis as Pope, was an inspired choice this evening. At 76, he is unlikely to overstay his welcome. As someone who has devoted decades to working with the poorest people of Argentina, he brings a message of humility, charity, and kindness. He is, in person, mildly charismatic - gentle, intelligent, and capable. He has started well. For those against the 1.2 billion Catholics in the world, and its Church, however, even this miracle of sagacity - a choice made almost in heaven - is darkness in the light; some are already alluding to the Pope's past as linked to the Junta. This is very nasty unproven stuff, a real smear campaign, and misses the point - the Church's move into the 21st century has started today, on the 13th of March, 2013, only 13 years late. God bless Pope Francis.